Clinic to bulk-bill all patients in flood-ravaged community

'GPs live and breathe their community; we reflect our community'

A GP clinic in Townsville that charged up to $78 per consult has pledged to bulk-bill all patients in the wake of devastating floods across the state.

At least three people have been confirmed dead and thousands have had to evacuate their homes across north Queensland over the past week after a monsoon dumped record-breaking rain over the region.

But with clean-up efforts now under way, one general practice has found a novel way to pitch in, by refusing to leave any patient with out-of-pocket costs for their care.

The Townsville Central Medical Practice will bulk-bill all patients covered by Medicare for the next six months to provide financial relief for a community still counting the cost of the disaster.